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My review of the Finspan expansion (Sharks and Reefs) by @stonemaiergames.com is up! therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
I'm Going To Eat You Little Fishy: A Finspan Sharks and Reefs Expansion Board Game Review
Finspan is often described as the simplest of the big 3 'Span releases. It also happens to be the one that I enjoy the most. Some starting fish being printed on the board, the top to bottom activation...
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Phantom Division is in mass production! Here's the latest KS update with a link to the final manual, and some pictures of the coolest map in the game, the Nightclub. #boardgames www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Gorilla warfare with Fruit Island #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Great for Kids* - A Fruit Island Board Game Review
Fruit Island is Klassic Knizia in all the right ways. It is rules light with a great push your luck mechanic. Despite coming with a bag and the chits to fill it, it's not a bag builder, because the ba...
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This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines
My review of @stonemaiergames.com Stamp Swap is up! #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Meet the Swappers: A Stamp Swap Board Game Review
The lightning in a bottle that was Wingspan is something that every publisher strives for. Stamp Swap feels like Stonemaier set out to try to recapture that magic with the premise of “What is somethin...
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Making Firefox cool again. My review of @pandasaurusgames.com Tulikko is up! #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Making Firefox Cool Again: A Tulikko Board Game Review
It's always exciting watching a game execute what it sets out to do almost flawlessly. I'm not referring to creating a ground breaking game but, instead, creating a game that hits all the marks and pr...
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Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live Ramones Nirvana Pink Floyd Revolting Cocks Refreshments Iron Maiden Tori Amos Violent Femmes Jane's Addiction INXS
When #Wingspan is humming along. My review of @stonemaiergames.com Wingspan Americas. ##boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgaming #boardgamereview #boardgamesky therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Wingspan: Americas Expansion Review
“We're going to need more Birds.” - The Simpson's Movie Tell anyone you have an expansion for Wingspan, inevitably they will ask “How many new birds are added?” So, without further ado, there are 111 ...
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Here be Dragons. My review of Tatsumi is up! ##boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Here Be Dragons...and over here...and over here. A Tatsumi Board Game Review
The core gameplay of Tatsumi centers around Flying, Gathering, and Offering. You'll be moving your dragon around the 5x5 grid and collecting various colors of rings. You'll then use those rings to mak...
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WotC declined to voluntarily recognize our union by Friday, May 1st. While we're disappointed in this delay, together we remain strong in our convictions. We look forward to sitting down at the bargaining table so we can make Arena better for workers, for Wizards, and for our players. #UWOTC-CWA
Wizards of the Coast Declines to Recognize Union by May 1st
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Another great Magenta release from @cmyk.games I'm all in on I'm out. #boardgames #boardgame #tabletop #boardgamereview #boardgamesky therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Whose in? : A I'm Out Card Game Review
I'm out. Two little words that have been inciting rage in card shedding games for generations. “I'm Out” is another fine entry into the CMYK Magenta line that can leave you feeling like a Rummy player...
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Looking for a game for less than 10 bucks? Check out my list for releases by @coreyyoung.com @amigogames.bsky.social and @allplay.bsky.social #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/board-game-l...
Five for Less than Ten
Are you looking for a good game for less than $10.00? How about five of them? At this low price point, card-only games are king but we managed to throw in a couple that are more than just a unique dec...
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Time for a bit of Team Play with @cmyk.games Duos. #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Magenta Team Wins: A Duos Card Game Review
Yes, the Magenta line is scratching that game collector itch, making buyer's think “Ah, But that Magenta box will look so good on a black Kallax...next to the other Magenta boxes.” Duos isn't just bri...
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The secret is to bang the rocks together guys! My review of Stonesaga is up. therewillbe.games/articles-boa... #boardgame #tabletop #boardgamesky #boardgamereview #boardgames
The Writing on the Wall: A Stonesaga Board Game Review
We, Mithra and Boog, stood overlooking the valley before us. Our settlement was depending upon it's heroes. We are the brave, the bold, **Checks Keywords** the cunning, the inquisitive. It is up to us...
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New Map, Who Dis? A Power Grid Bremen/Manhattan Map Expansion Review
There are a plethora of maps available for Power Grid but the Bremen/Manhattan map is one of the first I have had the chance to explore. The price of admission is around fifteen bucks and is simply a ...
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Send that sucker around the table again! My review of No Thanks by @cmyk.games #boardgames #boardgame #tabletop #boardgamereview #boardgamesky therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Malicious Enjoyment: A No Thanks Card Game Review
While you may have heard of some of the Magenta Line games before CMYK released them, No Thanks is probably the most well known. No Thanks was created by German Game Designer and Electrical Engineer T...
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Some tweaking of the Jump Drive with this expansion. #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Engine Repairs: A Jump Drive - Terminal Velocity Expansion Review
We all know that our phones are listening to us...but are they reading my reviews? I recently wrote a review for Jump Drive and I had a few issues with the game stuttering with less than optimal start...
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The Tanglewoods standard. My review of @chiptheorygames.bsky.social Tanglewoods Gold #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
The Gold Standard: A 20 Strong Tanglewoods Gold Board Game Review
20 Strong is a solo play system by Chip Theory Games and the Tanglewoods series puts the system to the test in a dark fairy tale setting. Tanglewoods Gold is to Goldilocks what Tanglewoods Red was to ...
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Sharing my March plays because, hey, I filled a 5x5 with leftovers!
Here be Dragons... and over here... and over here. Tatsumi by Adam's Apple games #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgames
Standing back and enjoying the view. My look at @stonemaiergames.com Vantage. #boardgames #boardgame #tabletop #boardgamesky #boardgamereview #boardgameaddict therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Enjoying the View: A Vantage Board Game Review
In the description of the game, Vantage states “You may define success in Vantage through anything you pursue and achieve.” And, you know what? Using that criteria for the game itself is a near perfec...
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Just listened to @stonemaiergames.com Positively Boardgaming where Jamey doesn't talk about the games he played at @protospielstl.bsky.social because he interested in publishing something he played and now I'm racking my brain as to which games I remember him playing. #boardgames
"Another new game?" Luring in my sister in law with @looneylabs.bsky.social #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamesky #tabletop #boardgamereview therewillbe.games/articles-boa...
Mary Engelbreit Loonacy: A Card Game Review
As a board game reviewer, I'm almost constantly introducing new games to my family/friends. My sister-in-law Ashley is usually a victim..err..willing participant to some of these adventures. So, I kin...
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I'd like to thank my partner in sublime crime @jackwraith.bsky.social for the last year of work at therewillbe.games I'm really going to miss you, man.
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Can you tell my daughter is in town this week and invited friends to play games with her Dad? #boardgames #tabletop #boardgamesky #boardgame
This week at Skeleton Code Machine, we are exploring stealth mechanisms, an area that can be particularly challenging to design well. Seal Team Flix has a noise-based system that is worth checking out. Subscribe to read it Tuesday: www.skeletoncodemachine.com #boardgames #gamedesign #flicking
